There are people who profess to live a spiritual life and who will tell you in chapter and verse about everything that they do to live a spiritual life, and everything that you should do to live a spiritual life. … Continue reading
I spent last weekend at the 2011 Native American Film + Video Festival at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in NYC. I’d planned on seeing one film on Friday evening, but I wound up returning on Saturday … Continue reading
Nikolaj Hübbe and the Royal Danish Ballet Guggenheim Works and Process Live Web Stream Sunday, March 20, 2011 This is my second experience with watching a simulcast provided by the Guggenheim’s Works & Process Series. Not only is the series … Continue reading
Some cool things that have crossed my path recently: I saw this piece by artist and designer Dorothy Hafner at the Brooklyn Museum. (I apologize for the poor quality of the photo!) Take a look at the good photos of … Continue reading
“The balopticon is an evil, inartistic, habit-forming, lazy and vicious machine! It also is a useful, time-saving, practical and helpful one. I use one often—and am thoroughly ashamed of it. I hide it whenever I hear people coming.” Eventually photography … Continue reading
Guggenheim Works and Process – Live Web Stream Pacific Northwest Ballet’s presents Giselle Revisited Sunday, January 9, 2011 On Sunday night, I had the opportunity to view a live web stream of the Guggenheim Museum’s Works and Process from the … Continue reading
For ages, I’ve wanted to visit the Tabla Rasa Gallery in Sunset Park. I’d never been there before and I’d been so excited when I first found out that there was a gallery here in southwest Brooklyn, about 30 blocks … Continue reading
One of the first pieces in the exhibit, whose name I’ve forgotten, is a panoramic view of constellations. And the stars are labeled. On the left side, each star is labeled for a species that’s become extinct. On the right … Continue reading
People take pictures of each other in front of Warhol art at the Brooklyn Museum. Seems appropriate. Below are a few scenes from Andy Warhol: The Last Decade. Disclaimer: It’s a poor artist who blames her tools, but my camera … Continue reading
